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Sally M. Abel

Partner Emeritus (retired)

A nationally recognized top lawyer for startup and emerging companies, Sally built long-term relationships with clients that supported their goals throughout their lifecycle.

Sally focused on international trademark and trade name counseling, including the development and management of international trademark portfolios and trademark rights online.

Sally was recognized as a global leader in trademark law by World Trademark Review. She was ranked among the top 5 trademark lawyers in the United States in Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks as a Thought Leader for her “super reputation…as one of the ‘top’ names in trademark law.” She repeatedly won other international, national, state and Silicon Valley accolades including:

  • Managing Intellectual Property: IP STAR and The Top 250 Women in IP (2014 – 2022)
  • The National Law Journal: Intellectual Property Trailblazers & Pioneers (2014)
  • World Trademark Review 1000: One of the top 12 trademark practitioners in the U.S. (Gold ranking 2012 – 2023)
  • Chambers USA and Chambers Global: Intellectual Property –​ Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (2009 – 2022)
  • Best Lawyers: The Best Lawyers in America for Trademark Law (20102021)
  • Euromoney’s Best of the Best Expert Guide (2019)
  • The Legal 500: Trademark Litigation (2018 – 2019) and Trademark Non-Contentious (2021)
  • Cisco Systems
  • Facebook
  • Fitbit
  • NVIDIA
  • Salesforce.com
  • Symantec
  • Uber